Men In Black II (2-Disc Widescreen Special Edition) (2002)

 


á      Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Lara Flynn Boyle, Johnny Knoxville, Rosario Dawson, Tony Shalhoub, Rip Torn

á      Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld

á      Studio: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment

á      Video: 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen

á      Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1

á      Subtitles: English, French, and English Closed Captions

á      Extras: DirectorÕs audio commentary, alien broadcast, 7 trailers, ÒThe Chubb ChubbsÓ CGI animated short film, Serleena animatic sequence, alternate ending, blooper reel, 7 creature featurettes, Will Smith music video, 5 multi-angle scene deconstructions, Special Delivery: MIIB Orb (9 featurettes), theatrical one-sheets, filmographies, DVD-ROM content, scene selection

á      Length: 88 minutes

á      Rating: ****

 

Serleena, a renegade Kylothian monster travels to Earth and takes the physical form of a lingerie model.  She is here in search of a power source called ÒThe Light of ZarthaÓ and Serleena is destroying everything in her path until she acquires it.  Meanwhile, Agent Jay of the MIB has been struggling to find a new partner ever since Agent Kay retired.  However, when Agent Kay appears to be the only key to finding this Light of Zartha, he is brought out of retirement.  Once again pairing up with Agent Jay, the two set out to stop Serleena and save the world from destruction.            

 

The video quality of this DVD is excellent.  Images are crisp and razor sharp.  Blacks are deep and dark.  Colors are vivid and rich with fully saturated hues.  Picture defect mastering is perfect with no major flaws or digital compression artifacts.  The overall audio quality is also excellent with the English Dolby Digital 5.1 track serving as the basis for this review.  The soundtrack mix actively utilizes all of the discrete channels.  Dialogue is clear and natural sounding.  The surround channels are often aggressive, used for both music and ambient sounds, and include multiple split rear effects.  The low frequency bass is powerful and robust.  Present in about one-half of the DVDÕs chapters, tactile effects appear as light to heavy impacts and originate from the sound effects and music score.

 

Reference equipment used for this review: [Video projector- Studio Experience Cinema 17SF Projection screen- Da-Lite 106Ó Da-Snap; DVD player- Pioneer Elite DV-37; A/V Receiver- Sherwood Newcastle R-963T; Speakers- BIC DV62si mains, DV62CLRs center, Adatto DV52si rears, D1210R subwoofer; Cables and Wires- Bettercables.com]